Course content

This course deals with the development of architectural and interior styles from the fifteenth century to the present day. Spanning six centuries and encompassing buildings from Italy to the United States, from Paris to Tromsø, the students will not only learn about religious and secular monuments, but also vernacular architecture and city planning. The students will be expected to understand the basis for the conventional periodization of architectural styles and be able to discuss their validity, especially in a centre-periphery perspective. Together with parts of the reading list, city walks in Trondheim will focus on the particular architectural heritage of Trondheim and the Trøndelag region. Local cases connected to questions of conservation and restoration, such as the nineteenth and twentieth century restoration of Trondheim Cathedral, will be examined and discussed.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

After completing the course, the student should have:

• knowledge of the history of architecture and design from the Renaissance up to the present in Europe and Norway
• knowledge of the most central discussions, theories and methods of the History of Architecture

Skills

After completing the course, the student should be able to:

• analyse a building or monument on stylistic criteria
• analyse texts on architecture and design, and express their reflections on these texts in a clear and well-founded manner
• discuss the conventional periodization of architectural history

General knowledge

After completing the course, the student:

• can apply appropriate knowledge and methods to explore and solve problems in relevant jobs and further studies
• are familiar with the genre of academic writing and the specific demands to language, structure, reference systems and ethics within academia.
• can express field-specific knowledge

Learning methods and activities

The course components are lectures and city walks/field trips.

The students will be graded by the results of a written school exam at the end of the term.

The students are required to keep posted on messages from the department or teacher at Blackboard.

Most of activities are joint with KUH1019.

This course is taught in Norwegian only.

Required previous knowledge

None.

Course materials

Approx. 750 pages of set texts, incl. illustrations.

Credit reductions